Conference & Events Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Are you looking for your next opportunity to work with fun, passionate people ? Do you want to join a small nonprofit with a big heart and an outstanding team?

The Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) is hiring! Our team of 30+ professionals works daily with school districts and board members, both committed to strengthening the K-12 education system in our great state.

We are seeking our newest Conference & Events Manager to lead the planning and execution of statewide conferences, workshops, and professional learning events for Michigan school board members. This position oversees all aspects of event management, including our premier Annual Leadership Conference , which attracts more than 500 attendees each year.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer competitive compensation commensurate with experience and a complete, valuable benefits package:

• Salary Range: $65,000 - $78,000
• Health Insurance: Includes full family health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Financial Protection: Life and long-term disability insurance.
• Retirement: Employer contributions into a 401(k) plan.
• Time Off: Generous paid time off, including sick, vacation, holiday, and personal days.

Why Choose MASB?

• Growth Environment: This position is designed for a candidate with foundational event planning and management skills eager to grow within a collaborative environment. You bring your willingness to learn, and we will help you grow your skills!
• Highly-Rated Work-Life Balance: MASB consistently receives high marks from our staff for supporting a strong work-life balance among our team.
• Flexible Hybrid Schedule: Enjoy the best of both worlds with a hybrid work environment - spend half the week in our Lansing office for team collaboration and half the week working from home. (Note: This role requires some travel within Michigan and occasional evening work.)

About the Role: Conference & Events Manager

This Conference & Events Manager coordinates MASB events with a focus on creating exceptional learning opportunities for Michigan school board members . This position is responsible for planning and managing all MASB in-person and virtual events, workshops and conferences.

This role is ideal for an event professional with several years of experience who is looking to expand their skills, take on greater responsibility, and grow within a collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven organization.

Essential Functions

• Event Planning & Management: Plan and manage in-person, virtual, and hybrid events from concept through completion. This includes leading event execution and ensuring an exceptional participant experience.
• Logistics and Coordination: Coordinate event logistics, registration, venues, vendors, contracts, and onsite operations. Manage event budgets, financial reconciliations, work plans, onsite operations, and vendor relations.
• Collaboration: Partner with internal teams on programming, marketing, and attendee communications. Work with other associations on joint events. Work with IT, marketing, and management to analyze event data and participant feedback to support continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Competencies

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Business, Marketing, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2+ years of experience planning and managing conferences, meetings, or events.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, contracts, and event logistics.
• Strong project management, organizational, communication, and customer service skills.

Preferred

• 5+ years of conference or association event management experience.
• Experience managing conferences with 300+ attendees .
• Experience with virtual and hybrid events .
• Nonprofit, association, education, or public-sector experience.
• CMP, CSEP, or related certification.

Our Values

We, the MASB staff, are committed to a workplace that:

• Focuses on members' success;
• Builds trust, respect, and understanding;
• Values inclusion and diversity;
• Supports each other; and
• Embraces and drives purposeful change that promotes growth.

Apply

If you are an emerging or experienced event planner who enjoys being self-directed and would love being part of a friendly, fun, and collaborative team, submit your resume and cover letter so we can meet! Applications will be reviewed as received until the position is filled.

Company Description

MASB is Your Association

The Michigan Association of School Boards is a voluntary, nonprofit association of local and intermediate boards of education located throughout the state of Michigan. Our membership is comprised of 600+ boards of education, representing nearly all public school districts in the state.

MASB was officially organized in 1949 to advance the quality of public education in our state, promote high standards in providing educational programs, help school board members keep informed about education issues, represent the interests of boards of education, and promote public understanding about school boards and citizen involvement in our schools. The Association's first statewide conference was held in the fall of 1948, prior to MASB's legal incorporation on April 19, 1949.

The history of the Association predates its formal organization. MASB traces its roots to a 1940 meeting in Allendale, when a small group of school board members from Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon counties joined together to begin sharing information among school districts. In 1945, the group became the State Rural School Boards Association. By 1947, school boards from 29 counties were participating and the name was changed to Michigan Rural School Boards Association. With the addition of still more boards from across the state, especially from urban areas, the association membership voted in February 1949 to become the Michigan Association of School Boards.

Today, MASB is recognized as a major voice influencing education issues at the state level. Through its federation with the National School Boards Association, MASB and its members also have an impact at the national level.

Mission
The mission of the Michigan Association of School Boards is to provide high-quality educational leadership services for all Michigan boards of education, and to advocate for an equitable and exceptional public education for all students.

Vision
A well-governed, effective public school for every Michigan student.

MASB's Brand
MASB had identified five characteristics by which it would like to be defined. These characteristics represent what we want to be as an association and what we seek to deliver to our members.

Value and Quality—Our priority will be delivering outstanding, quality service driven by the needs of our members that is of high value to all Michigan boards of education.

Influential Leadership—We will demonstrate influential leadership through unrelenting advocacy for our cause, perceived clout among education, legislative, government and community leaders, and achieved results of our public policy initiatives.

Trust-Based Relationships—The quality of our relationships with our colleagues at MASB, with our members and with others who have a stake in the future of Michigan's education system will be based on trust and supported by ongoing, open communication.

Visionary Thinking—Awareness of the larger, evolving context in which we work will be at the forefront of continual assessment and planning, ensuring that MASB strategies and actions are progressive and that we anticipate the long-term implications of our work.

Agile Operations—Our systems, processes and procedures will be designed for adaptability and flexibility, enabling timely, effective action that meets the evolving needs of our constituents and facilitates accomplishment of our vision and goals.

Company Description

MASB is Your Association\r\n\r\nThe Michigan Association of School Boards is a voluntary, nonprofit association of local and intermediate boards of education located throughout the state of Michigan. Our membership is comprised of 600+ boards of education, representing nearly all public school districts in the state.\r\n\r\nMASB was officially organized in 1949 to advance the quality of public education in our state, promote high standards in providing educational programs, help school board members keep informed about education issues, represent the interests of boards of education, and promote public understanding about school boards and citizen involvement in our schools. The Association's first statewide conference was held in the fall of 1948, prior to MASB's legal incorporation on April 19, 1949.\r\n\r\nThe history of the Association predates its formal organization. MASB traces its roots to a 1940 meeting in Allendale, when a small group of school board members from Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon counties joined together to begin sharing information among school districts. In 1945, the group became the State Rural School Boards Association. By 1947, school boards from 29 counties were participating and the name was changed to Michigan Rural School Boards Association. With the addition of still more boards from across the state, especially from urban areas, the association membership voted in February 1949 to become the Michigan Association of School Boards.\r\n\r\nToday, MASB is recognized as a major voice influencing education issues at the state level. Through its federation with the National School Boards Association, MASB and its members also have an impact at the national level. \r\n\r\nMission\r\nThe mission of the Michigan Association of School Boards is to provide high-quality educational leadership services for all Michigan boards of education, and to advocate for an equitable and exceptional public education for all students.\r\n\r\nVision\r\nA well-governed, effective public school for every Michigan student.\r\n\r\nMASB's Brand\r\nMASB had identified five characteristics by which it would like to be defined. These characteristics represent what we want to be as an association and what we seek to deliver to our members.\r\n\r\nValue and Quality—Our priority will be delivering outstanding, quality service driven by the needs of our members that is of high value to all Michigan boards of education.\r\n\r\nInfluential Leadership—We will demonstrate influential leadership through unrelenting advocacy for our cause, perceived clout among education, legislative, government and community leaders, and achieved results of our public policy initiatives. \r\n\r\nTrust-Based Relationships—The quality of our relationships with our colleagues at MASB, with our members and with others who have a stake in the future of Michigan's education system will be based on trust and supported by ongoing, open communication. \r\n\r\nVisionary Thinking—Awareness of the larger, evolving context in which we work will be at the forefront of continual assessment and planning, ensuring that MASB strategies and actions are progressive and that we anticipate the long-term implications of our work. \r\n\r\nAgile Operations—Our systems, processes and procedures will be designed for adaptability and flexibility, enabling timely, effective action that meets the evolving needs of our constituents and facilitates accomplishment of our vision and goals.